First Edition: March 16, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Viewpoints: Why We Failed To Prevent The Covid Pandemic; How Are We Faring Three Years Into Covid?
Editorial writers examine these public health topics.
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Perspectives: Are Psychedelics The Meds Of The Future?; Coming Oncology Drugs Are Quite Complex
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Meningococcal Vaccine Shows Positive Trial Results; Jynneos Proves Highly Protective Against Mpox
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Assisted Suicide Will Be Allowed For First Non-Resident in Vermont
In other health news from across the country: more postpartum health care coverage, and a Pennsylvania county is offering to mail up to 10 free condoms directly to residents at their request.
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Arkansas Makes It Easier To Sue Minors’ Trans Care Providers
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed new legislation that will go into effect in the summer. Anti trans-care moves in Georgia are also reported.
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Mortality Rate Of US Children, Teens Surged In Recent Years
The increase — nearly 11% in 2020 and more than 8% in 2021 — was driven not by deaths from covid but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs, and cars. Only for infants younger than 1 was no significant increase in mortality found.
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Google Leverages AI Tech To Help With Medicaid Reenrollments
As part of Google's annual Check Up event this week, the tech giant revealed several health care initiatives, including a conversational AI tweak to its search product designed to support users who are trying to reenroll in Medicaid.
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Covid Booster For Kids As Young As 6 Months
The shot is for children who were previously vaccinated with three doses of the original vaccine. In other covid-related news, operators of an upscale Los Angeles care facility for dementia patients were charged Tuesday with felony elder abuse.
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High-Stakes Hearing Today On Abortion Medication
The Texas judge's decision could have huge implications for abortion care across the country. Abortion news from Ohio and Arkansas is also reported.
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Biden Signs Executive Order To Close Gun-Buying Loopholes
Speaking with families in Monterey Park, California, who suffered a mass shooting in January, the president revealed the order directing the Department of Justice to ensure licensed gun dealers conduct required background checks before gun purchases. News outlets note Biden's options to stop gun violence are limited.
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EPA Proposes First Federal Limits On Forever Chemicals In Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency said limits on toxic PFAS products would save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer. Public water systems will be required to monitor supplies for six PFAS chemicals and alert the public if levels pass proposed standards.
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Biden Wants To Fine Drugmakers Who Hike Prices
The federal government will fine companies who increase prices faster than the rate of inflation — but only for 27 specific medications, and it won't happen until 2025.
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Novo Nordisk Also Cutting Price Of Insulin
The giant drugmaker is following Eli Lilly's lead by dropping the list price of several products, some as much as 75%. Sanofi, the other major insulin manufacturer, said that it is “continually listening to patients, patient advocates, caregivers, and others to better understand additional actions we could take to address access or affordability challenges.”
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First Edition: March 15, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Abortion Foes Stoke Fear In Patients; Anti-Abortion Laws Creating Obstetric Deserts
Editorial writers discuss reproductive health care and more public health issues.
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Lead Water Crisis In Jackson, Miss., Impacting Pregnancies, Parents, Kids
The 19th reminds us that Jackson’s water treatment facility failed in late August, with 150,000 people left without water and subsequent failures and water flow restoration has left certain people unable to rely on the water due to lead contamination. Other public health news is from Connecticut, Texas, and elsewhere.
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Plan To Lower Sugar, Sodium In School Meals Causes Pushback
The Department of Agriculture's plan to make school meals healthier is unsettling parents, cooks, and kids, Stat reports, with some feeling "the feds" are "targeting" kids by planning to limit chocolate milk and other food items.
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Pfizer Buys Targeted Cancer Drugmaker Seagen For $43 Billion
News outlets cover the purchase, arguing the move helps Pfizer find potential new revenue sources now that covid treatment sales are declining. Separately, analysts try to identify which key drugs will be impacted by U.S. drug price negotiation rules in 2026.
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Sleep Well Before Getting Vaccines — It May Alter The Shot’s Effectiveness
A study found startling implications concerning vaccine effectiveness, whether for covid or the flu: Sleeping less than six hours was found to limit the body's response to the shot, reducing protection. Also: How little we still know about the coronavirus.
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